Craps Basics: The Table

When you walk into a casino, you can usually spot the craps tables by the raucous crowds gathered around them. Just in case you happen in at a quiet time, just look for the long, usually green, tables with at least four casino workers standing around them. Here's the rundown on what to expect.

The Table

Craps Board Diy Projects

Craps is one of the only games in the casino where the player is in charge of the action with their own hand. You can literally grab the dice, give it a blow for good luck and roll it on down. In a single roll of the dice, there are a number of combinations in which a player can wager. Custom Dice: My husband plays a lot of tabletop games, so I decided to make him some custom dice for his birthday and a personalized set for some friends who were getting married. While I was at it, I tried some cool alternate materials in some dice for myself.

1. Short video on how to build a small 6’ craps table for a party. Materials used: 1 sheet 1/2' OSB 3-6'x1'x10' 1 craps casino felt $9.99 https://www.amazon.com.
2. The craps table always draws a crowd at the casino, perhaps because there's usually so much whooping and hollering coming from the players. If you'd love to build your own craps table to spruce up your rec room or den, you're in luck.

The craps table is covered in felt that is printed with a diagram showing the spaces for the types of bets. There is a center section where Hardways and One Roll bets can be placed. The ends of the table each have sections for the Pass Line, Come, Place, Field, and other bets. The ends of the table are mirror images of each other.

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Craps Board Diy Ideas

Usually, the felt layout is green with white lettering, but sometimes casinos use other colors.